June 2012 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Kenyan IGF
by Gideon 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Barrack and Grace, I write to confirm attendance of the Kenyan IGF. Thanks. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:02 AM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 61, Issue 131 To: Gideon Rop <gideonrop(a)gmail.com> Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: e-Government Online Portal (Esther Wanjau) 2. Re: [ISOC_KE] Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (Edna shiko) 3. Re: e-Government Online Portal (Victor Kapiyo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:17:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Esther Wanjau <esther_wanjau(a)yahoo.com> To: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] e-Government Online Portal Message-ID: <1340662672.4340.YahooMailClassic(a)web161204.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Edith, Thank you very much for your feedback on how we can improve the site.? You can also visit www.e-government.go.ke and give us some feedback.? There are some online services like public service job application and KRA online services. We will include downloadable forms such as P3 and Police abstract in both sites. Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency & Cabinet Affairs Office email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke --- On Mon, 6/25/12, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> wrote: From: Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> Subject: RE: [kictanet] e-Government Online Portal To: "Esther Wanjau" <esther_wanjau(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Monday, June 25, 2012, 11:38 AM Hi Esther, ? Great stride! The first stage of eGov is informational....I hope we will move rapidly to actual interaction and service provision online. ? Reminds me when I had to go to the police station recently for a police abstract...didn't know?that I need to carry with me an abstract?form (surprise!)...so I had to go next door to buy an asbtract form! ? The greatest challenge will be to build the capacity of the service providers behind the colourful portal to deliver actual services and respond to queries. We must also have a feedback mechanism. ? You may wish to have a look at a compilation of eGov experiences from across Africa (esp Mauritius) through the book Waema and I recently co-authored at http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/518-2/ ? Full title - Waema, T.M.; Adera, E.O. (editors). Local Governance and ICTs in Africa - Case Studies and Guidelines for Implementation and Evaluation. Pambazuka Press/IDRC, (2011) 353 pp. ISBN 978?1?55250?518?2 [e-book], 978?0?85749?032?2 [paperback]. ? Otherwise, Kudos to the eGov team.? ? Edith? ________________??????????????????????????????????? Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le d?veloppement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/T?l?c: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Esther Wanjau [esther_wanjau(a)yahoo.com] Sent: 25 June 2012 17:59 To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] e-Government Online Portal Dear All, The Directorate of e-Government has developed an internet portal to facilitate? citizen access to integrated public services using a computer, PDA or phone. A catalogue of government services has been developed. It is intended that this simplified method of accessing a wide variety of government services will enhance service delivery and reduce opportunities for graft.? The link to this service is www.kenya.go.ke or www.hudumakenya.go.ke. This portal also allows you to personalize the services that you require so that when you log on to the portal you only see the services that you want.? The same applies to the links one visits on a regular basis including social networking sites.? One can add and remove services at will.? To do this one must first create an account.? Try it out! Your feedback will be highly appreciated. Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency & Cabinet Affairs Office email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke

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Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012
by Grace Githaiga 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Dear Listers Greetings. Further to our earlier announcement just before commencing the 2012 IGF online discussion, we would like to invite you to the Kenya IGF 2012, which will take place on Friday July 6, 2012 at Jacaranda Hotel. We are finalizing on the programme and you will have it soon. In the meantime please mark the date in your diaries, and do let us know if you can participate by July 3. Further, if you have any questions about or suggestions for the meeting, please email us at your earliest convenience. We look forward to a very fruitful and productive exchange in Nairobi. WarmlyGG, Barrack and Grace Bomu.

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Kenya: A Cyber-Criminal’s East African Holiday Destination
by Davis Onsakia 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Dear all, As we talk about cyber crime more so in our country, find an interesting analysis about the cyber crime scenario in Kenya by IDG. I agree on most fronts with this analysis - http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/550/dan-swinhoe-africa-kenya-a-cybe… Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd

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Safaricom readies to host Africa domain
by Davis Onsakia 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

FYI: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000060516&story_title=Safaricom-… Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd

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Re: [ISOC_KE] isoc Digest, Vol 12, Issue 39
by Charles Oloo 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Dear Grace. Thanks for the notification on Kenyan IGF. This is an appropriate forum to articulate governance issues relevant to the Internet society's mission and I will try to find time to attend. Charles On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (Grace Githaiga) > 2. Re: Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (Joly MacFie) > 3. Re: Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 > (wawire christopher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:26:29 +0000 > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > To: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [ISOC_KE] Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 > Message-ID: <BAY151-W106ABDED1EDDB0DBBB682AB4E20(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear Listers > Greetings. > Further to our earlier announcement just before commencing the 2012 IGF > online discussion, we would like to invite you to the Kenya IGF 2012, > which will take place on Friday July 6, 2012 at Jacaranda Hotel. > We are finalizing on the programme and you will have it soon. > In the meantime please mark the date in your diaries, and do let us know > if you can participate by July 3. Further, if you have any questions about > or suggestions for the meeting, please email us at your earliest > convenience. > We look forward to a very fruitful and productive exchange in Nairobi. > WarmlyGG, Barrack and Grace Bomu. > > > >

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Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012
by Warren Junior 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Hello, I wanted to confirm that ill be attending the kenya IGF meeting Thanks Warren Lekaram ________________________________ From: "isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> To: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 12:00 PM Subject: isoc Digest, Vol 12, Issue 39 Send isoc mailing list submissions to isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (Grace Githaiga) 2. Re: Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (Joly MacFie) 3. Re: Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 (wawire christopher) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:26:29 +0000 From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [ISOC_KE] Invitation to the Kenya IGF on July 6, 2012 Message-ID: <BAY151-W106ABDED1EDDB0DBBB682AB4E20(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Listers Greetings. Further to our earlier announcement just before commencing the 2012 IGF online discussion, we would like to invite you to the Kenya IGF 2012, which will take place on Friday July 6, 2012 at Jacaranda Hotel. We are finalizing on the programme and you will have it soon. In the meantime please mark the date in your diaries, and do let us know if you can participate by July 3. Further, if you have any questions about or suggestions for the meeting, please email us at your earliest convenience. We look forward to a very fruitful and productive exchange in Nairobi. WarmlyGG, Barrack and Grace Bomu.

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Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 6 Freedom of Information and Data Protection Bills
by Barrack Otieno 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Listers, Paul Kukubo posted this a couple of weeks ago on the list "AS I write this I am sitting in a forum organized by the ISACA Kenya Chapter to discuss these two draft bills. At this meeting we have a representative from CIC. The draft bills are on the CIC website. Lister's should be made aware of this process which is important as part ofthe constitutional implementation. When the act is passed it will improve our profile as a destination for data processing. As we speak there is a proposal in the EU law that would make it illegal for data to flow to countries that don't have data protection in place. *This has several implications.* Also, in a networked world, analysst indicate that the end game will be that there will be global centers of excellence in data processing. Indeed multinationals are consolidating data centres globally. Submissions have been made by national council for law reporting, CIC, Kenya bankers association. Regards Paul Kukubo" Questions 1. What needs to be done for the Freedom of Information and data protection bills to be implemented and how can stakeholders be involved in the process? 2. Paul talks about the proposal in the EU law to make it illegal for data to flow to countries that don't have data protection in place what implications will this move have for our country and how can this be mitigated? The floor is open -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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ISOC Kenya By laws
by Barrack Otieno 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find our bylaws, kindly familiarize yourself with them. Thank you Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [ISOC_KE] isoc Digest, Vol 12, Issue 33
by Fashoda Youth Forum 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Dear all, I keep on getting this email from you guys and I don't understand it On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 11:09 AM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Training / Capacity Building Programme (Liz Orembo) > 2. Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 6 Freedom of Information > and Data Protection Bills (Barrack Otieno) > 3. Re: Training / Capacity Building Programme (Solomon Mb?r? Kamau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:39:43 +0300 > From: Liz Orembo <lizorembo(a)gmail.com> > To: Richard Otieno <richard.otieno(a)gmail.com> > Cc: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Training / Capacity Building Programme > Message-ID: > <CAHHjpeM+XwMDKwKii=O1Ry4KEgVG7EQ3Rn6-+xRHwAfprd0UkQ(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Richard et all > Thanks for spurring this generating on the list. > The fact that members have varied capabilities in depth and fields > regarding technology should be used to our advantage. We can become > trainers in one program-me and trainees is another. > On the issue of venues, I agree that we need to adopt a rotational approach > so as to encourage membership and participation from the different parts of > the country. We are still a young chapter and those capacity building > activities will help us reach more for our presence in those areas. > Using our website as an online tool for providing tutorials would also be a > good idea, since they it will be accessible to anyone who has access to > internet regardless of their location. > My 2 cents :) > > I encourage members to give their opinions on these so that they can be > incorporated in the work plan. Thank you. > > > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Richard Otieno <richard.otieno(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Listers, > > > > As tasked by members, captured by minutes (MIN05/16/06/2012) posted by > > ISOC-KE secretary, to lead Training / Capacity Building programme, I > write > > to seek members' views on their expectations in this regard. As you are > > also aware the Internet ecosystem being multifaceted, our training > demands > > cut across layers of interests. We need a comprehensive training agenda > > that shall enable us drive ISOC global case as strengthened by our > chapter > > bylaws. Members who are keen on strengthening this capacity building > > programme to actively come forth and join the team. Capacity building is > > our members' priority and a collaborative approach shall enable us case > our > > agenda in a more conclusive manner. Remember we shall achieve our goals > and > > elevate our credibility when we expand our membership with technology > > experts and individuals rich in knowledge about Internet policy, > > technology, education and cultural values. > > > > Kindly help me answer the following questions in regards to our training > > needs; > > > > (i) What level of training(s) do we need given that our members (and > > potential ones) has varied ability in technology depth? > > > > (ii) How many training tracks do we need to focus on given that the > > Internet has infrastructural design, support, governance, > entrepreneurship > > and development issues to consider? > > > > (iii) How do we need to conduct our trainings? Do we need to adopt > > rotational approach in terms of venues i.e. change training locations? > > > > (iv) How many capacity building events do we need in a year? > > > > (v) What type of capacity building meetings do we need in our calendar of > > events? Workshops? Conferences? Seminars? Campaign Awareness? > Exhibitions? > > > > Don't we need to agree that we must be sensitive to the following? > > > > (i) Internet is free for all. How do we strengthen participation for all > > (including physically impaired persons) in internet issues through > capacity > > building initiatives? > > > > (ii) Our potential catch space has illiteracy challenges that delimit > > their activated participation in Internet issues. How do we blend our > > capacity building agenda to envelope interests of purely (to be precise > > technology) illiterate masses? > > > > (iii) Digital Gender Gap (or Gender Digital Gap?) is still a visible ache > > within our participating population. How do we create a strong balance > > within gender participation in Internet issues through our capacity > > building plan? > > > > (iv) There is skewed infrastructural penetration in Telco networks with > > bandwidth headache as potential letdown. How do we enfold masses that > > members these geographical statistics as we plan our capacity building > > agenda? > > > > (v) The Internet ecosystem lists members of various age groups (from > > kindergarten age to nonagenarians). What capacity building plan do we > > enlist for specific age groups as it is clear their interests are not the > > same? > > > > (vi) The Internet popularly survives on UN languages. Do we need to > > domesticate our training contents to incorporate our local dialects? Do > we > > need the likes of my grandpa in the village to be Internet Evangelists > > (Ambassadors)? > > > > (vii) The Internet is still etched in mindset of bigger population that > it > > is an imported product (foreign concept) and a preserve for the elites. > > Don't we agree that our capacity building approach need to consider > > diluting this standpoint? How? > > > > (viii) At the end of the day, the consumer operational power comes into > > play i.e. the costs of acquiring equipments, applications, licensing, tax > > etc is pretty high. How do we make our consumer market be functional > > operators? How do we motivate the willing but 'weak' masses in continuing > > with what we have build in terms of training? > > > > (ix) And the list continues................... > > > > These are some few simple lines that we need to consider while we draft > > our capacity building work plan. May your contribution make it flow! > > > > Regards. > > > > Richard Otieno > > Team Leader, Training / Capacity Building Programme > > > > _______________________________________________ > > isoc mailing list > > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > > > > -- > Best regards. > > Patience is what you admire in the driver behind you, but not in the one > ahead. >

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Technology and Violence against women
by kelvin githira 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Hi all, i do think that most cases of women violence happens in rural areas or slums (assumption ....i dnt have statistics and i stand to be corrected). if we are to use technology in form of tools like blogs / cell phones we must remember that the internet penetration levels are very low in the rural areas and hence may not reach the targeted or larger audience. it begins with us we must strive to come up with guidelines that will ensure that in Kenya even the very remote areas in the near future will have a tool for women to raise there voices. we can train women on this skills to blog, create websites but without internet connection there is no platform to air this views. we must also ask our self's why there is violence against women its only after we understand this that we can solve this primitive behavior . interestingly in Congo this is what women think about it via an sms poll. *the women* Despite all forms of violence that I suffer at the hands of my husband, I consider them as accidents and I think he will change. We are forced to suffer all forms of violence, because we love our men, despite their violence, and also because of the children. And sometimes we don't have a good social situation, because there is nothing for us anymore at our parents' home. Yes, you're scared of losing our home if ever we think to lodge a complaint or ask ourselves where will we live, especially when you don't work. We don't know who to turn to when we are victims of violence, because our friends give bad advice. For fear of further abuse, we are sometimes obliged to go along with the decisions of our husbands, even when they are bad. Does justice really care about these kinds of problems? When I went to the police (PSP), I was told we had to settle amicably, because he is my husband. tomorrow i will share what the men think. regards, kelvin On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Charles Oloo <oloo6382(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Kenya IGF Online discussions Day 3: Technology and > Violence against women > > Listers. > > 1. How can we strengthen participation of women in areas of internet > governance, telecommunications, and cyber crime policy regulation? > > This is a very important Q. Although there are many options to tackle such > problems, the best method would be using the same tools to address the > problem. Bloging may not be very popular or used by a large proportion of > women, but it provides an instant window to combat those using the same for > bad purposes. The speed by which information is passed -spread thro > blogging, tweeting, FB etc is so fast and quicker that the normal channels > and procedures one may use to reports such occurrences. > web2fordev] Web 2.0 Learning Opportunities that teach people to use > social media tools. If women are empowered with these technologies, they > stand a better chance of combating the problem. > > Charles > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > >

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